Re: [CentOS-docs] becoming root

2008-04-09 Thread Ralph Angenendt
Rafał Ślubowski wrote: > 2008/4/8, Ned Slider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I've put up a draft page here to get us started: > > > > http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/BecomingRoot > > > > Do you have edit permissions? If not, hopefully Ralph can get you fixed up. > > No, I have edit permission

Re: [CentOS-docs] Doc for the Wiki

2008-04-09 Thread Daniel de Kok
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 12:00 AM, Chris Mauritz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've modified/updated an existing HowTo (for RHEL) I found on the net > detailing how to install the following on a "virgin" CentOS 5.1 install: Can the original HOWTO can be redistributed, preferably under the Creative Co

Re: [CentOS-docs] Doc for the Wiki

2008-04-09 Thread Chris Mauritz
Daniel de Kok wrote: On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 12:00 AM, Chris Mauritz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've modified/updated an existing HowTo (for RHEL) I found on the net detailing how to install the following on a "virgin" CentOS 5.1 install: Can the original HOWTO can be redistributed, preferably

Re: [CentOS-docs] Doc for the Wiki

2008-04-09 Thread Ralph Angenendt
Chris Mauritz wrote: > I've modified/updated an existing HowTo (for RHEL) I found on the net > detailing how to install the following on a "virgin" CentOS 5.1 install: > > Python 2.4.5 > Python Imaging Library 1.1.6 > Zope 2.10.5 > Plone 3.0.6 Content Management System > > Do I just email it to th

Re: [CentOS-docs] Doc for the Wiki

2008-04-09 Thread Ralph Angenendt
Chris Mauritz wrote: > Daniel de Kok wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 12:00 AM, Chris Mauritz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I've modified/updated an existing HowTo (for RHEL) I found on the net >>> detailing how to install the following on a "virgin" CentOS 5.1 install: >> >> Can the original HOWT

Re: [CentOS-docs] Doc for the Wiki

2008-04-09 Thread Chris Mauritz
Ralph Angenendt wrote: Chris Mauritz wrote: Daniel de Kok wrote: On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 12:00 AM, Chris Mauritz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've modified/updated an existing HowTo (for RHEL) I found on the net detailing how to install the following on a "virgin" CentOS 5.1 install: Can the ori

Re: [CentOS-docs] Doc for the Wiki

2008-04-09 Thread Ralph Angenendt
Chris Mauritz wrote: > Building from source wasn't my preference either, but there aren't any up > to date packages available. Anyhow, I modified the document for my own use > in case I need to do it again. If you'd like to exclude it for the > "compiled from source" reason alone, that's fine

Re: [CentOS-docs] Wiki Link

2008-04-09 Thread John
On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 10:53 +0200, Ralph Angenendt wrote: > John wrote: > > Mention of The Xen-Kernel: > > > > Just a thought here. I never used the proprietary nvidia driver with the > > xen kernel on any install of it I've done. But I beg to know why would > > you even want to run that when you

Re: [CentOS-docs] becoming root

2008-04-09 Thread John
On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 17:30 +0100, Ned Slider wrote: > Rafał Ślubowski wrote: > > 2008/4/6, Alan Bartlett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >> Perhaps a mention of sudo and sudoers could also be made? > > > > And consolehelper for GUI users. > > > > Regards, > > Rafal > > Hi Rafał, > > I've had a qui

Re: [CentOS-docs] becoming root

2008-04-09 Thread John
On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 00:10 +0200, Rafał Ślubowski wrote: > 2008/4/8, Ned Slider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I've put up a draft page here to get us started: > > > > http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/BecomingRoot > > > > Do you have edit permissions? If not, hopefully Ralph can get you fixed

Re: [CentOS-docs] Doc for the Wiki

2008-04-09 Thread John
On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 08:32 -0400, Chris Mauritz wrote: > Ralph Angenendt wrote: > > Chris Mauritz wrote: > >> Daniel de Kok wrote: > >>> On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 12:00 AM, Chris Mauritz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've modified/updated an existing HowTo (for RHEL) I found on the net > det

[CentOS-docs] CentOS Build

2008-04-09 Thread John
Johnny, or any one to answer. http://www.linuxhelp.net/forums/How_to_Build_Enterprise_Srpms_t3384.html As it seems this was done in 2004. Is there an updated version to it? Also the required pckages needed. I have the info from WBL site and various scripts from the centos site. What i am really

Re: [CentOS-docs] Doc for the Wiki

2008-04-09 Thread Daniel de Kok
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Ralph Angenendt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris Mauritz wrote: > > Building from source wasn't my preference either, but there aren't any up > > to date packages available. Anyhow, I modified the document for my own use > > in case I need to do it again. If y

Re: [CentOS-docs] Doc for the Wiki

2008-04-09 Thread Chris Mauritz
John wrote: I just skimed through reading it. I would like to know if you can do this install on CentOS 5.1 pulling all the packages from the centos yum repos? Watch out that install of Python2.4.5. A user may have both versions installed at once. /usrbin/python2.4.4 and /usr/bin/python2.4.5 sud

Re: [CentOS-docs] Doc for the Wiki

2008-04-09 Thread Akemi Yagi
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 5:26 AM, Ralph Angenendt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris Mauritz wrote: > My second problem is with the source build of all those packages. > Building from source is something that we strongly advocate against in > all other support venues (irc, mailing lists, probably

Re: [CentOS-docs] Doc for the Wiki

2008-04-09 Thread Daniel de Kok
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 5:51 PM, Akemi Yagi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > alternative methods to get the desired program/software. There are, > however, situations in which compiling from the source is the only > way. In this case, I will try to make sure the procedure does not > touch a

Re: [CentOS-docs] becoming root

2008-04-09 Thread Alan Bartlett
On 09/04/2008, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As I remember Gnome did have an Application Launcher "run cmd". It is > not in the current or last versions. I do not know when it was took out. > Create Launcher is similiar. Ther's Lauch App in app picker? I seem to recall from the Gnome deskt

Re: [CentOS-docs] Doc for the Wiki

2008-04-09 Thread Daniel de Kok
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 7:45 PM, Alan Bartlett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 09/04/2008, Ralph Angenendt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > My second problem is with the source build of all those packages. > > Building from source is something that we strongly advocate against in > > all other suppo

Re: [CentOS-docs] Doc for the Wiki

2008-04-09 Thread Alan Bartlett
On 09/04/2008, Ralph Angenendt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > My second problem is with the source build of all those packages. > Building from source is something that we strongly advocate against in > all other support venues (irc, mailing lists, probably also forums). > > And

Re: [CentOS-docs] becoming root

2008-04-09 Thread John
On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 18:19 +0100, Alan Bartlett wrote: > On 09/04/2008, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As I remember Gnome did have an Application Launcher "run > cmd". It is > not in the current or last versions. I do not know when it was > took out. > C

Re: [CentOS-docs] Doc for the Wiki

2008-04-09 Thread Alan Bartlett
On 09/04/2008, Daniel de Kok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Which is a bad idea anyway, since it defies the goal of an enterprise > distribution. If there is a serious need for this (e.g. because a > major application requires it), we should consider looking into > providing Python packages that ca

Re: [CentOS-docs] becoming root

2008-04-09 Thread Rafał Ślubowski
2008/4/9, Alan Bartlett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I seem to recall from the Gnome desktop brings up a "run menu". > Whether one can run a command with enhanced powers, I'm not sure. Yes, brings "run menu", but there is no place to tell which user should run that command. Of course, one can type '

Re: [CentOS-docs] Doc for the Wiki

2008-04-09 Thread John
On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 11:10 -0400, Chris Mauritz wrote: > John wrote: > > I just skimed through reading it. I would like to know if you can do > > this install on CentOS 5.1 pulling all the packages from the centos yum > > repos? Watch out that install of Python2.4.5. A user may have both > > versi